one prong has broken off of the lanyard and is embedded in the wire base while the shield demonstrates total loss of its original silver finish
on loop for suspension from its period original tri-fold ribbon
a functional exemple in near mint fine condition
The enemy then covered us with such a preponderance of fire that he finally came in on our left
with the majority of the original silvering worn off
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction Archive one prong has broken off(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Schwertern). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed starburst, bearing a central rosette situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 80 mm (w) x
